The Wedding Part 2

and here it is... The Majlis / Lunch Reception

 

So arriving at SPGG, we both headed to the meeting room provided for us to change to our nikah outfits. We had a quick bite and drinks before headed out for Hadang.
 

Usually hadang is held when a couple have separate receptions, the groom and entourage will be coming down to the bride's. There will be  number of "gates" he gotta pass through before he can see the bride. We both wanted the hadang tradition and went on with it for our reception. Actually bukan leceh sangat pun.... it's just a matter of timing so guests won't "catch" us before the hadang.

Groom getting ready with the help of bestmen.... hahaha NOT! ni posing untuk gambar je. The one who helped making the "bunga" for the songket is Abg Khai (our photographer). hahahaha

HEHE. ni semua sempat je....

Walking down the aisle.... the feeling... gementar habis. hahah

Abang2 dah ready lah nak tempuh hadang....

1st Gate

2nd Gate

Denda : Joget

3rd Gate

Denda : Belanja satu lagu

He sang my fav song! macam tau aje kena nyanyi...

4th Gate

The Final Gate

Both families unite. 

First, I gotta say that the deco was FAB! It is what I wanted and I was amazed at how beautiful it is. Well done Comel Molek.

The Hadangs were hilarious. First was my younger cousins, kena ketuk mintak duit. Then off to the next one with my cousin & aunt - lawn pantun, in the end the guys kalah and kena denda joget. Hahahah! Gotta see the video, kekek gila. Then moving on to the third one with my male cousins where he gotta sing before the can pass through. BEST lah macam ni. And out of all the songs he knew, he choose to sing my fav song! Haisss.. merdu lah suara you.... *insert shy mentel face* suka suka suka. Last hadang was with my bridesmaids where he was bombarded with questions. hahaha..

Oh oh, can I just say that WE LOVE LOVE the Kompang. My husband keep on saying, "bagus kan dorang". I couldn't agree more. We were both grinning at how good they are and trying to make our muka maintain face throughout. Akrab Kompang is the best!

So after all the hadangs and kompang performance, it was time to salam-salam the parents and photo taking session. Right after that, I start to feel hungry and YAY! Time to makan. but hey... not so fast k. you still gotta pose for pics when you're eating. Like this....

alalalalala..... sweet nye couple ni. HAHAHA... 

So when all the photo taking / video taking is done, it is really time to makan! we gotta be fast coz we still gotta change to our last outfit. The food.... is so damn good! At that time I wished I was the guest so I can stuff myself with all the good food! Comel Molek, you did it again.

 

& finally the last one with our final outfit. Mr. Farhan, you're looking so damn fine. I instantly melt seeing him wear like that. That was his first and I'm glad that he's brave enough to do it. So proud, so proud. 

Cake cutting time with my own baked wedding cake! YAY! I can't believe that I made my own wedding cake! 3 tiers with all different flavours! 

Bottom tier - Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache.
Second tier - Coconut Cake with Cream Cheese frosting.
Top tier - Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting.

The nerve wrecking part is the transportation of the cake coz I was not there! I had to put my trust on my sisters and cousins and bridesmaids for that. Do you know how nervous I am? There was a slight mishap but it was covered, thankfully I had buttercreams and other tools prepared just in case. Since I can't be there to decorate the table, I asked my aunt (she's a baker too) for help. Cantik kan cake ku... HEHEHE. 

Cake cutting done, photo taking done, video done and time to close the reception! Finally! 

Towards the end of the day, we're both so damn tired with all the smiling and posing. We're like "Bila nak habis ni?" HAHAHA perangai. PENAT k. Really. 

 

But putting that aside, we enjoyed every single moment throughout the whole day. We couldn't be happier surrounded with our loves ones, our best friends and relatives and our guests. 

 

And taking this opportunity we both would like to thank every one who made it possible for our wedding to happen, not forgetting those who came to make it more lively. We're both grateful with all the help we got from both our families. To our vendors, thank you for making it the wedding we both had always wanted.

 

La Rosa Bridal - Andaman & Photography

Thank you Kak Ros and Abg Khai for the amazing experience. I fell in love with your outfit the first time I saw on IG and will always be. Thank you Kak Ros for making me the most beautiful bride and looking fab especially in that Elsa songket dress. Hehe.

 

Comel Molek - Catering & Deco & Venue Coordinator

Thank you Uncle Lan for making my dream came true. I didn't give specific instructions on how I want the deco to be, just colours and ideas and it came out fab! The food was absolutely delicious and so many of our relatives and guests compliments it.

Abang Diki & Rachel - Videography

Thank you to my cousin for agreeing with taking our wedding video. It came out perfect and it will soon be an annual thing for both Farhan & I to watch on our wedding anniversary.  

Akrab - Kompang

You guys memang the best lah! Thank you for entertaining our guests with the beautiful kompang melody and performance. 

Medialite - DJ

Thank you for entertaining our guests and making our event a lively one! 

Finally, last lovey dove photo of us. :)

xoxo,
Fiqah

133 days

How time flies. It seems like it was just yesterday that we talked about our engagement and starting to plan the wedding. At first I thought I would like it, the planning, but boy I was wrong. I absolutely hate planning coz I have a habit of planning it in my head and execute it immediately. But definitely not this one, it is so frustrating. Especially when you can’t get what you want and I know some of us are not blessed with that kind of life, but come on. It’s my wedding; shouldn’t I get what I want? No?

 

Well, someday, eventually I have to accept the fact that we can’t always get what we want. So moving on, so far most of checklist is ticked off. Left a few other minor things that needs to get done with.

 

Venue

Nikah - initially I wanted to do it at home coz I think it’s more memorable but thinking of cleaning the mess after that, just a no no. Besides, I have to clean up the whole house and rearrange the furniture to make space and I’m definitely not keen on that. My house is not that big and it’s going to be so stuffy with I don’t know how many guests who will be attending the Nikah. With that, we changed the venue and decided to do it at the Sanding venue instead which is SPGG. We had everything planned perfectly and even booked our kadi and putting the Nikah address at SPGG. Thinking that we could use the venue from morning (since the other time when we meet the person-in-charge, saying that we could use the venue from morning) Little did I know (somehow I felt a lil bit off thinking of it) after asking my vendor and he said that we have to top up another $450 if we want to use it before 11. Seriously? Like w-t-f. He said that the management has changed and even the cost went up. PANIC! Nikah is at 10 and let’s say if we use it from 9.30; we still have to top up that $450, as long as we use it before 11am. Four hundred freaking fifty dollars. That’s day robbery!! Seriously damn effed up.

And so, we have to think of another venue for Nikah and we decided to do it in the Mosque. Lagi mulia and even if I have to pay $450, I would gladly do it coz it’s a derma to the masjid and dapat pahala lagi. Lagi lagi mulia dan berkat kalau nikah kat masjid pun. The good thing about nikah at masjid is that we don’t have to pay a certain amount. The amount is Ikhlas, tak kira berapa sikit or banyak nak kasi pun, yang penting ikhlas. Tapi takkan lah kasi $10 -$20 lah kan. It’s a relief that both our sides agreed to have our nikah in the masjid coz previously there were issues but I shall not put it here. I rest my case on that. Hahaha. About which mosque, we decided to go with Mujahidin. But I was thinking of Tentera coz it’s nearer to both my house and SPGG. We shall see. As for now, mosque shall be our Nikah venue.
 

Catering/Décor

Have yet to meet them for discussion and hell I do have lots and lots of enquiries for them. Need to clear my endless doubts asap.

 

Bridal/Photography

Already met up with my vendor to discuss, took measurements and choose the colour for my Nikah outfit. In case you’re wondering, yes, I am customizing my Nikah outfit. Hehehe… Tak sabar! That’s the only thing I’m excited about. I hope it comes out like what I’ve imagined. We actually meet Kak ros early for measurement s coz my Mr. is always missing. He likes to stay at foreign land for god knows how long. Hahaha. It’s his job scope, so what can I even do right. Redha aje. Chey. She even showed us some of the on the rack collections and I’ve already put my eye on something blue. Photography wise, there’s nothing much to discuss except for handing them the event itinerary. Both MUA and photographer is husband and wife so there’s nothing for me to worry about.

 

Sirih Dara/ Sirih Junjung/ Bunga Pahar

Decided not to have these as its just adat and it represent nothing in Islam, so what for right. I could save those extra bucks for other wedding things. Bunga pahar – no idea yet. Prolly not having those too.

 

Berkat

After so damn long of discussing and thinking and searching, we’re back to square one and decided with jams. We thought of endless things, every possible berkat-worthy items, edible or non edible. Jams are still my number one choice and it’s so darn cute! Those mini jars. Argh, so cute! We finally made our order and waiting of the invoice to place our deposit.

Bouquet
Wanted to DIY but I’m just lazy to and ordered instead. Placed the deposit and imam happy girl! Mr. even approves of my choice of bouquet so that’s a PLUS!

Gift Trays
This, I have to DIY. I already have a vision and a plan on how I want it to look like, so I’ll do it, for the both of us. With what happened for the engagement, I can never put my trust in him doing the dulang. Just no. Sorry Mr. My trays are better than yours. Haha!

Wedding Cake
I could’ve ordered this but I did not. I.AM.GOING.TO.MAKE.MY.OWN.WEDDING.CAKE. yep. You heard that. No fondant cakes coz I despise it, even though it looks nice, I just can’t. It’s all about the Naked Cakes baby! I’m going with two tiers and talking about this, I've got to order the topper for the cake. Oh, I made a trial cake, sitting in my fridge now, just waiting for the taste test. Heh.

 

So darn pretty righttttttttttt..... so in love with naked wedding cakes. Simple, clean and fresh. and I prefer it with fresh fruits instead of flowers.

I think there’s more. Couldn’t remember what else. Hmm…

Oh! We went ring hunting! Hehehe. So so exciting! I get to try diamond rings! Those pretty ones which I knew I couldn’t get. My eyes are filled sparkling joy while his is filled with sparkling dollar signs. Hahaha! There’s so many rings that I liked but to find that one ring that I love, is not easy. The search continues…


with more updates soon.

xoxo,
Fiqah